Heise, Idaho Explained

Heise is an unincorporated community on the north side of the Snake River in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

History

Heise was founded by Richard Camor Heise, a German immigrant, between 1890 and 1900 around the hot springs in the vicinity, now named the Heise Hot Springs. By 1900, he had constructed a hotel and store, and obtained a post office to serve his spa. The spa remains popular to this day.[2] An area north of Heise was the location of quarries which provided stone for the Trinity Methodist Church in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Heise was incorporated as a village in 1949, changed to a city in 1967, but disincorporated in 1974.[3] Heise's population was 58 in 1909,[4] and was 87 in 1950, 64 in 1960, and 84 in 1970.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 396641 . Heise . September 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: Heise Hot Springs: Our History . Afton H. Smith . September 8, 2021.
  3. Book: Boundary and Annexation Survey 1970-1979 . U.S. Department of Commerce . 1980 . 88.
  4. Encyclopedia: Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest . Ellis A. Davis . Davis . Ellis A. . 1909 . 189 . en.
  5. Book: Volume 1, Number of Inhabitants . U.S. Department of Commerce . 1970 . 14–15.